Town government · Monroe County, AL

Excel's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Excel took in $778 thousand and spent $77 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)76%Town taxes24%

What stands out

76%

of Excel's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes24%

Property tax
9.1%$71 thousand
Sales tax
9.1%$71 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$47 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; motor fuel taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$23 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services76%

Fees for services
76%$589 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$537 thousand
  • Garbage collection$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Running the government and other costs32%

What stands out

68%

of Excel's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
68%$52 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$52 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$25 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Excel. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Excel itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.